Food Act 1984
Food Act 1984 (1984 c. 30)
- Food Act 1984 (1984 c. 30)
- Part I Food Generally
- Composition and labelling of food
- 1 Offences as to preparation and sale of injurious foods.
- 2 General protection for purchasers of food.
- 3 Defences in proceedings under s. 2.
- 4 Regulations as to composition of food etc.
- 5 Ministers’ power to obtain particulars of ingredients.
- 6 Food falsely described.
- 7 Regulations as to describing food.
- Food unfit for human consumption
- 8 Sale etc. of unfit food.
- 9 Examination and seizure of suspected food.
- 10 Food as prizes etc.
- 11 Food in transit.
- 12 Products of knackers’ yards.
- Hygiene
- 13 Regulations as to food hygiene.
- 14 Court’s power to disqualify caterer.
- 15 Byelaws as to food.
- Registration of premises and licensing of vehicles
- 16 Registration: ice-cream, sausages etc.
- 17 Extension of s. 16 to other businesses.
- 18 Application for registration.
- 19 Refusal or cancellation of registration.
- 20 Regulations for licensing vehicles, stalls etc.
- Control of food premises
- 21 Closure order.
- 22 Emergency order.
- 23 Compensation.
- 24 Appeals.
- 25 Offences against food premises control.
- 26 Ships.
- Ice-cream, horseflesh and shellfish
- 27 Sale of ice-cream from stalls etc.
- 28 Prevention of spread of disease by ice-cream.
- 29 Sale of horseflesh.
- 30 Cleansing of shellfish.
- Food poisoning
- 31 Inspection and control of infected food.
- Part II Milk, Dairies and Cream Substitutes
- Milk and dairies
- 32 Meaning of “dairy”, “dairy farm” etc.
- 33 Milk and Dairies Regulations.
- 34 Registration.
- 35 Sale of milk from diseased cows.
- 36 Adulteration.
- 37 Appointment of veterinary inspectors.
- Special designations of milk, and their use
- 38 Milk (Special Designation) Regulations.
- 39 Restrictions.
- Compulsory use of special designations in specified areas, and licences for specified areas
- 40 Special designations: retail sales.
- 41 Special designations: catering.
- 42 Special designations: exemption.
- 43 Specified areas.
- 44 Milk processing facilities.
- 45 Breach of retailer’s licence.
- 46 Restriction on liability under s. 45.
- 47 Interpretation of ss. 39 to 46.
- Cream substitutes
- 48 Misuse of designation “cream”.
- 49 Reconstituted cream.
- Part III Markets
- 50 Establishment or acquisition.
- 51 Power to sell to local authority.
- 52 Market days and hours.
- 53 Charges.
- 54 Time for payment of charges.
- 55 Recovery of charges.
- 56 Prohibited sales in market hours.
- 57 Weighing machines and scales.
- 57A Provision of cold stores.
- 59 Information for market officer.
- 60 Market byelaws.
- 61 Interpretation of Part III, and exclusion of City of London.
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- Part V Sugar Beet and Cold Storage
- Ministerial functions as to sugar beet
- 68 Research and education.
- 69 Crop price.
- 69A Information.
- Cold storage
- 70 Provision of cold storage.
- Part VI Administration, Enforcement and Legal Proceedings
- Administration
- 71 Food and drugs authorities.
- 72 Local authorities for purposes of this Act.
- 73 Meaning of “authorised officer”.
- 74 Duty to enforce.
- 75 Joint boards.
- Sampling and analysis
- 76 Public analysts.
- 77 Facilities for examination.
- 78 Powers of sampling.
- 79 Right to have samples analysed.
- 80 Samples taken for analysis.
- 81 Sampling of milk.
- 82 Sampling powers of Minister’s inspectors.
- 83 Minister’s power of direction.
- 84 Where division not practicable.
- 85 Examination of food not for sale.
- 86 Quarterly reports of analysts.
- Enforcement
- 87 Power to enter premises.
- 88 Additional power of entry.
- 89 Powers of entry of Ministers’ officers.
- 90 Movement of imported food.
- 91 Obstruction.
- Legal proceedings
- 92 Offences triable either way.
- 93 Summary offences.
- 94 Offences by corporations.
- 95 Prosecutions.
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- 97 Evidence of analysis.
- 98–109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part VII General and Supplemental
- Acquisition of land, and order to permit works
- 110 Compulsory purchase of land.
- 111 Order to occupier to permit works.
- Inquiries, and default
- 112 Local Inquiries.
- 113 Default: local authorities etc.
- 114 Default: food and drugs authorities.
- 115 Expenses under ss. 113 and 114.
- Protection
- 116 Officer acting in good faith.
- 117 Liability to rates no disqualification.
- Subordinate legislation
- 118 Certain regulations and orders.
- 119 Community provisions.
- 120 Statutory instruments.
- 121 Byelaws.
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- Interpretation and operation
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- 132 Interpretation: further provision.
- 133 Application to Crown.
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- 135 Northern Ireland.
- 136 Citation, extent and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 9 Transitional and Saving Provisions
- Time running
- Section 41(1) Food and Drugs Act1955 c. 16. (4 & 5 Eliz. 2)
- Local Acts
- Public Health (Shell-Fish) Regulations S.R. & O. 1934/1342
- Orders under Defence (Sale of Food) Regulations S.R. & O. 1943/1553
- Sugar Act 1956
- Sections 252 and 254 Local Government Act 1972
- SCHEDULE 10 Consequential Amendments
- City of London (Various Powers) Act 1959
- London County Council (General Powers) Act 1959
- Public Health Act 1961
- Weights and Measures Act 1963
- London Government Act 1963
- Agriculture Act 1967
- Farm and Garden Chemicals Act 1967
- Trade Descriptions Act 1968
- Health Services and Public Health Act 1968
- Medicines Act 1968
- Transport Act 1968
- Agriculture Act 1970
- Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971
- Road Traffic Act 1972
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1972
- Poisons Act 1972
- Local Government Act 1972
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973
- National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973
- Slaughterhouses Act 1974
- Weights and Measures etc. Act 1976
- City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977
- Consumer Safety Act 1978
- Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
- Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
- SCHEDULE 11 Repeals and Revocations
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